Jassy

[yah-see; Romanian yahsh]

noun

a city in NE Romania.

Also Yassy.

Romanian Iaşi.

Moldavia

[mol-dey-vee-uh, -vyuh]

noun

a region in NE Romania: formerly a principality that united with Wallachia to form Romania. Capital: Jassy.
Official name Moldova. Formerly Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. a republic in SE Europe: formed in 1940 from the former republic of Moldavia and the ceded Romanian territory of Bessarabia. 13,100 sq. mi. (33,929 sq. km). Capital: Kishinev.

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Historical Examples of jassy

"There ain't no market for a highclass line of music," Jassy said hopelessly.
Elkan Lubliner, American
Montague Glass
It reached a point about half-way between Khoczim and Jassy.
The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay
Lord Eversley
They paraded in the main streets of Jassy daily between 11 and 12.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918
Various
When I met her again at Jassy I was in an abnormal and hysterical condition.
Sylvia & Michael
Compton Mackenzie
There is an inn in Jassy—there in the corner, just the place for a shop!
Roumanian Stories
Various

British Dictionary definitions for jassy

Jassy

noun

the German name for Iaşi

Moldavia

noun

another name for Moldova
a former principality of E Europe, consisting of the basins of the Rivers Prut and Dniester: the E part (Bessarabia) became Moldova; the W part remains a province of Romania

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Word Origin and History for jassy

Moldavia

Latinized form of Moldova.